Russ Hoffman and his husband recently found bed bugs in a long-term stay hotel in Seattle. They'd rented a room for a month after selling their home while waiting to take possession of a new place.

"Every time we go to a hotel or anywhere, we'll pull up the sheets on the corner, and we'll look," Hoffman explained. "And so we saw the telltale stains of the bedbugs. And then we actually found a bed bug!"

When it comes to getting rid of bed bugs: you must kill all the bugs and their eggs. Flea bombs don't work on eggs, Outdoor insecticides are not safe indoors. So, your best bet may be to call a reputable pro.

For their recent report on household pests, researchers at Checkbook.org surveyed thousands of Puget Sound area consumers about their experiences with local pest control services.

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